For a while today, I thought I was going to come home from teaching and wax profound, what with all the profundity swirling through my head as I taught. Then, I came home and listened to “Trucker’s Hitch,†the new song by Ylvis, and all I could think about is how my life would have […]
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Thoughts on the Sea #10
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar. Lord Byron For other thoughts, see #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, and #9.
And We’re Back
We’re back to school, that is, after a long, hard summer of RVs, fake Disney trips, and backyard snakes. Yeah, you heard me. After only one snake in three years of living here, we’ve now had two in a matter of three weeks. I think the second one was also non-poisonous, but as I’ve mentioned, […]
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Coffee with Christine: Recapping the Summer of 2014
It’s time for more caffeine and some summer highlights. In June, in addition to our trip out West, we faked a Disney trip. Budget constrains, time constrains, and maternal constraints (I love Disney, but I don’t do Disney in the summer) didn’t allow park attendance, but when LCB had business nearby for a few days, […]
Thoughts on the Sea #9
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. Vincent Van Gogh For other sea quotes, try #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, and #8.
Thoughts on the Sea #8
Thank God for the food and for the hands that prepared it and also for the ocean. Bode Dykens, age 2 (Couldn’t resist this one.;)) *** For other thoughts on the sea, see #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, and #7.